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Old 11-22-2010, 11:29 AM
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Check out the MT FWP Hunt Planner to get started. It's a good resource for getting the basic information you'll need.

http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/planahunt/

If you were in proctology school you'd be going to the right area because Lame Deer and Crow Agency are pretty much the a-hole of Montana. The Crow reservation is known as being pretty well devoid of game because tribal members hunt it year round, but other areas of SE Montana have good numbers of game. As Hillbilly said you'll be close to the Bighorn River, the upper 13 miles of which are some of the best blue ribbon trout fishing in the world.

You'll likely see some dramatic changes to non-resident deer/elk licenses in MT next year due to Prop 161 passing. The state is doing away with the outfitter sponsored licenses and adding those licesenses to the general allocation. That will likely mean that the odds of drawing a non-resident deer/elk license will increase (roughly 50% odds now) but it also means the price will increase dramatically. Antelope licenses shouldn't be affected and will likely stay at their current price of $205.
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